/**
 * Copyright 2007-2008 Vidar Svansson
 *
 * This file is part of JAdapter.
 *
 * JAdapter is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * JAdapter is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with JAdapter.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

package org.jadapter.registry;

/**
 * This is still just a prototype.
 * 
 * @author Vidar Svansson
 *
 * @since 0.1
 */
public interface FactoryRegistry {

    /** Create an instance of the given type */
    public <T> T create(Class<T> type);

    /** Create an instance of the give type for a context type */
    public <T, C> T create(Class<T> type, Class<C> context);
    
    /** Register a factory class for a type.
     * <br></br><br></br>
     * @param type the provided type
     * @param implementation implementing the type
     */
    public <I> void register(Class<I> type, 
            Class<? extends I> implementation) ;    

}